Player profile

Shaffer, Alexander

Standard: 1674 Rapid: 1840 Blitz: 1691 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 3100294 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: PUR Sex: M Birth Year: 1955 Age: 71
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 35 Wins: 8 (23%) Draws: 4 (11%) Losses: 23 (66%)
Dossier

18 of 35 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 86.7%
Opened e4: 4/7Opened d4: 3/7
Castled kingside: 12Same-side castling: 11Opposite-side castling: 3Did not castle: 2Castled queenside: 2
Fianchettoed kingside: 7Played in the center: 7Played on the kingside: 4Played on the queenside: 3Fianchettoed queenside: 1
Initiated exchanges: 13Active pieces: 11Backward pawn: 11Space advantage: 8Missed tactics: 8Isolated pawn: 7Sacrificed material: 7Kept the bishop pair: 6Avoided exchanges: 2Played gambits: 1
Openings

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As White 15 games 4W 1D 10L
Ruy Lopez 4 games 2W 0D 2L
Berlin Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Anti-Berlin Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Central Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Morphy Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Scheveningen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Najdorf Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Lipnitsky Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bastrikov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Defense 3 games 0W 0D 3L
Hecht-Reefschläger Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Alekhine-Chatard Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
McCutcheon Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Chigorin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Indian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Pseudo-Benko 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Forgacs Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 18 games 3W 3D 12L
Indian Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Benoni Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Pawns Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pirc Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Byrne Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Austrian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Pawns Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Normal Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Italian Game 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Two Knights Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Modern Bishop's Opening 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Closed 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Traditional 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Alekhine Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Pawns Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Morphy Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Wormald Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Positional Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Center Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Paulsen Attack Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 77

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2023.12.01 · 26. Nd3 (−38.1% win chance) 0-1
Victor Tudela Gonzalez
Alexander Shaffer
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2025.12.17 · 14... Kd8 (−32.8% win chance) 1-0
Shaffer, Alexander
Navarro, Roman N
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2026.08.05 · 10. Qd2 (−31.9% win chance) 0-1
Vega Castaneda, Ulises Antonio
Shaffer, Alexander
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2023.06.08 · 11... Ne4 (−26.8% win chance) 1-0
Alexander Shaffer
Luis Fernando Corredor Rengifo
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Games Showing all 35 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves